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--Rumi

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Selvages Transformed...

From this:

selvages woven in a hoop--no foundation weaving

to this:

The fabric was a thrift store find a couple of weeks ago and I didn't see the little village it held until I opened up the fabric at home. Need to decide how I want to stitch this. The selvaged weaving was tea dyed to tone down the white. Click on the photos for a closer view.

that's right cristina. what you're seeing was printed right on the fabric and was not discovered until i unrolled the fabric that was bundled with tape at the thrift store. i think i may embellish the houses with sheer fabric and stitches.

Hi Deanna,what a lovely blog. how wonderful is that piece you found. i go into the charity shops just for that purpose. looking for fabric, buttons lace anything to do with fibre and handwork. i love the houses on the piece, and your use of selvedges is very clever. isn't wonderful to be retired? we get to do whatever we want.majichandsaka, cheryl harper